Compound, light-emitting element and electronic device comprising same

ABSTRACT

A novel compound for improving the power efficiency and the lifespan of a light-emitting element, and a light-emitting element and an electronic device including the same are provided. And the new compound may provide excellent light-emitting efficiency and extended lifespan, and may improve thermal stability (heat resistance) for the electronic device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is the United States national phase of InternationalApplication No. PCT/KR2013/010062 filed Nov. 7, 2013, and claimspriority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0125672 filed Nov. 7,2012, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated in their entiretyby reference.

BACKGROUND

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a novel compound, and a light-emittingelement and an electronic device including the same, and moreparticularly, to a compound for an organic light-emitting element, and alight-emitting element and an electronic device including the same.

Background Art

In general, a light-emitting element includes two electrodes facing eachother and a light-emitting layer including a light-emitting compoundinterposed between the electrodes. When current flows between theelectrodes, the light-emitting compound produces light. Thelight-emitting element may further include a hole transporting layerdisposed between an anode and the light-emitting layer, or an electrontransporting layer disposed between a cathode and the light-emittinglayer. The hole transporting layer or the electron transporting layermay stabilize the interface between an electrode and a light-emittinglayer, and minimize an energy barrier between the electrode and thelight-emitting layer.

A display device using the light-emitting element does not need aseparate light source device, and thus may decrease the weight, size orthickness of the display device. Further, the display device using thelight-emitting element has advantages in that the viewing angle, thecontrast ratio, the color reproducibility, and the like are excellentand power consumption is low as compared to a display device using abacklight and a liquid crystal.

In order to maximize the advantage of the light-emitting element, it ispreferred that materials used for manufacturing the light-emittingelement have a chemically or electrically stable state, and a suitablecompound is selected according to the function of a thin film whichconstitutes the light-emitting element, such as a light-emitting layer,a hole transporting layer, and a charge transporting layer. However, thelight-emitting element still has problems in that the lifespan for lightemission is short, the power efficiency is low, and thermal stability(heat resistance) is low. In order to solve these problems, variouscompounds have been developed as a material for the light-emittingelement, but there is a limitation in manufacturing a light-emittingelement which satisfies all in respect to the lifespan of lightemission, power efficiency, and thermal stability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Technical Problem

Thus, a technical problem of the present invention has been contrived inview of these circumstances, and an object of the present invention isto provide a novel compound for enhancing the power efficiency andlifespan of a light-emitting element.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a light-emittingelement including the compound.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide anelectronic device including the light-emitting element.

Technical Solution

A compound according to an exemplary embodiment for realizing the objectof the present invention is represented by the following Formula 1.

In Formula 1, Z₁, Z₂, and Z₃ each independently represent an aryl grouphaving 6 to 60 carbon atoms, or any one structure of the followingFormulae 2 to 6,

Y represents S, O, or N-L_(f)-Ar₃,

L_(a), L_(b), L_(c), L_(d), L_(e), and L_(f) each independentlyrepresent *-L₁-L₂-L₃-L₄-*,

L₁, L₂, L₃, and L₄ each independently represent a single bond, —O—, —S—,a linear or branched alkylene group (—(CH₂)_(j)—, here, j is an integerof 1 to 60) having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 60carbon atoms, a heteroarylene group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, analkenylene group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an alkynylene group having2 to 60 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylene group having 3 to 60 carbon atoms,a heterocycloalkylene group 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an adamantylene group,or a bicycloalkylene group having 7 to 60 carbon atoms,

Ar₁, Ar₂, and Ar₃ each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl grouphaving 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,a heteroaryl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl grouphaving 3 to 60 carbon atoms, a heterocycloalkyl group having 2 to 60carbon atoms, an adamantyl group, a bicycloalkyl group having 7 to 60carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, or analkynyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms,

R₁ and R₂ each independently represent an aryl group having 6 to 60carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an alkenylgroup having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, or an alkynyl group having 2 to 60carbon atoms,

R₃, R₄, and R₅ each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms,

m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 3, and

the hydrogen atoms of Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) of Formula 1are each independently unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl grouphaving 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms,a halogen group, a cyano group, or a trimethylsilyl group.

Further, the present invention may include a light-emitting elementincluding the compound represented by Formula 1.

In an exemplary embodiment, the light-emitting element may include: afirst electrode; a second electrode; a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode; and a holetransporting layer disposed between the first electrode and thelight-emitting layer, and the hole transporting layer may include thehole transport compound represented by Formula 1.

In an exemplary embodiment, the light-emitting element may include: afirst electrode; a second electrode; a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electrontransporting layer disposed between the second electrode and thelight-emitting layer, and the electron transporting layer may includethe electron transport compound represented by Formula 1.

In an exemplary embodiment, the light-emitting element may include: afirst electrode; a second electrode; and a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode, and thelight-emitting layer may include the light-emitting compound representedby Formula 1.

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic deviceincluding the light-emitting element.

Effect of the Invention

According to the novel compound, the light-emitting element and theelectronic device including the same, a light-emitting element to whichthe novel compound of the present invention is applied may provideexcellent light-emitting efficiency and extended lifespan, and mayenhance thermal stability (heat resistance).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to still another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to still yet another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, a novel compound according to the present invention will befirst described, and a light-emitting element including the compoundwill be described in more detail with reference to the accompanyingdrawings.

The compound according to the present invention is represented by thefollowing Formula 1.

In Formula 1, Z₁, Z₂, and Z₃ each independently represent any onestructure of the following Formulae 2 to 6,

Y represents S, O, or N-L_(f)-Ar₃,

L_(a), L_(b), L_(c), L_(d), L_(e), and L_(f) each independentlyrepresent *-L₁-L₂-L₃-L₄-*,

L₁, L₂, L₃, and L₄ each independently represent a single bond, —O—, —S—,a linear or branched alkylene group (—(CH₂)_(j)—, here, j is an integerof 1 to 60) having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 60carbon atoms, a heteroarylene group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, analkenylene group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an alkynylene group having2 to 60 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylene group having 3 to 60 carbon atoms,a heterocycloalkylene group 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an adamantylene group,or a bicycloalkylene group having 7 to 60 carbon atoms,

Ar₁, Ar₂, and Ar₃ each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl grouphaving 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms,a heteroaryl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl grouphaving 3 to 60 carbon atoms, a heterocycloalkyl group having 2 to 60carbon atoms, an adamantyl group, a bicycloalkyl group having 7 to 60carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, or analkynyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms,

R₁ and R₂ each independently represent an aryl group having 6 to 60carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an alkenylgroup having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, or an alkynyl group having 2 to 60carbon atoms,

R₃, R₄, and R₅ each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms,

m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to 3, and

the hydrogen atoms of Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) of Formula 1are each independently unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl grouphaving 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms,a halogen group, a cyano group, or a trimethylsilyl group.

In the present invention, “an aryl group” is defined as a monovalentsubstituent derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon.

Specific examples of the aryl group include a phenyl group, a naphthylgroup, an anthracenyl group, a phenanathryl group, a naphthacenyl group,a pyrenyl group, a tolyl group, a biphenylyl group, a terphenylyl group,a chrycenyl group, a spirobifluorenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, afluorenyl group, a perylenyl group, an indenyl group, an azulenyl group,a heptalenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, and thelike.

“A heteroaryl group” represents “an aromatic heterocyclic ring” or “aheterocyclic” derived from a monocyclic or fused ring. The heteroarylgroup may include at least one of nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), oxygen (O),phosphorus (P), selenium (Se), and silicon (Si) as a heteroatom.

Specific examples of the heteroaryl group include: a nitrogen-containingheteroaryl group including a pyrrolyl group, a pyridyl group, apyridazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a triazolylgroup, a tetrazolyl group, a benzotriazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, animidazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an indolyl group, anisoindolyl group, an indolizinyl group, a purinyl group, an indazolylgroup, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinolizinyl group, aphthalazinyl group, a naphthylidinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, aquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a pteridinyl group, animidazotriazinyl group, a pyrazinopyridazinyl group, an acridinyl group,a phenanthridinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a carbazolinyl group, apyrimidinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, animidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, a pyrazolopyridinylgroup, and the like; a sulfur-containing heteroaryl group including athienyl group, a benzothienyl group, a dibenzothienyl group, and thelike; an oxygen-containing heteroaryl group including a furyl group, apyranyl group, a cyclopentapyranyl group, a benzofuranyl group, anisobenzofuranyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and the like; and thelike. Furthermore, specific examples of the heteroaryl group includecompounds including at least two heteroatoms, such as a thiazolyl group,an isothiazolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, a benzothiadiazolylgroup, a phenothiazinyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a furazanyl group, aphenoxazinyl group, an oxazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, anoxadiazolyl group, a pyrazoloxazolyl group, an imidazothiazolyl group, athienofuranyl group, a furopyrrolyl group, and a pyridoxazinyl group.

The “alkyl group” is defined as a functional group derived from a linearor branched, saturated hydrocarbon.

Specific examples of the alkyl group include a methyl group, an ethylgroup, an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, asec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, a1,1-dimethylpropyl group, a 1,2-dimethylpropyl group, a2,2-dimethylpropyl group, a 1-ethylpropyl group, a 2-ethylpropyl group,an n-hexyl group, a 1-methyl-2-ethylpropyl group, a1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl group, a 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl group, a1-propylpropyl group, a 1-methylbutyl group, a 2-methylbutyl group, a1,1-dimethylbutyl group, a 1,2-dimethylbutyl group, a 2,2-dimethylbutylgroup, a 1,3-dimethylbutyl group, a 2,3-dimethylbutyl group, a2-ethylbutyl group, a 2-methylpentyl group, a 3-methylpentyl group, andthe like.

Further, “an arylene group” may mean a divalent substituent derived fromthe aryl group described above.

In addition, “a heteroarylene group” may mean a divalent substituentderived from the heteroaryl group described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, the novel compound according to the presentinvention may be a compound in which Z₁ and Z₂ each independently havethe structure of Formula 2.

For example, Z₃ in Formula 1 may be selected from the structures of thefollowing Table 1.

TABLE 1 No. Substituent structure 1

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9

In this case, Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 may be each independently selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 2.

TABLE 2 No. Substituent structure 1

2

Furthermore, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) in Formula 1 may be eachindependently selected from a single bond or the structures of thefollowing Table 3.

TABLE 3 No. Substituent structure 1

2

For example, Substituent No. 4 in Table 1 may be specificallyrepresented by the following Formula 1-4a or the following Formula 1-4b.

Substituent No. 5 in Table 1 may be represented by the following Formula1-5a or the following Formula 1-5b.

Substituent No. 6 in Table 1 may be represented by the following Formula1-6a or the following Formula 1-6b.

Further, Substituent No. 8 in Table 1 may be represented by thefollowing Formula 1-8a or the following Formula 1-8b.

Hereinafter, since substituents represented by Nos. 4 to 6 and 8 inTable 1 are represented to be substantially the same as those describedabove, respectively, the overlapping specific description thereof willbe omitted.

More specifically, the compound represented by Formula 1 may be selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 4.

TABLE 4 No. Compound 1

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In one exemplary embodiment, the novel compound according to the presentinvention may include a compound in which Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 areeach independently represented by Formula 3.

For example, Z₃ in Formula 1 may be selected from the structures of thefollowing Table 5.

TABLE 5 No. Substituent structure 1

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In this case, Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 may be each independently selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 6.

TABLE 6 No. Substituent structure 1

2

3

Furthermore, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) in Formula 1 may be eachindependently selected from a single bond or the structures of thefollowing Table 7.

TABLE 7 No. Substituent structure 1

2

More specifically, the compound represented by Formula 1 may be selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 8.

TABLE 8 No. Compound 1

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In one exemplary embodiment, the compound of the present invention mayinclude a compound in which Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 are eachindependently represented by Formula 4.

For example, Z₃ in Formula 1 may be selected from the structures of thefollowing Table 9.

TABLE 9 No. Substituent structure 1

2

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9

In this case, Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 may be each independently selectedfrom the structure of the following Table 10.

TABLE 10 No. Substituent structure 1

Further, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) in Formula 1 may be each independentlyselected from a single bond or the structures of the following Table 11.

TABLE 11 No. Substituent structure 1

2

More specifically, the compound represented by Formula 1 may be selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 12.

TABLE 12 No. Compound  1

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In one exemplary embodiment, the compound according to the presentinvention may include a compound in which Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 eachindependently have the structure of Formula 5.

For example, Z₃ in Formula 1 may be selected from the structures of thefollowing Table 13.

TABLE 13 No. Substituent structure 1

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9

In this case, Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 may be each independently selectedfrom the structure of the following Table 14.

TABLE 14 No. Substituent structure 1

In addition, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) in Formula 1 may be eachindependently selected from a single bond or the structures of thefollowing Table 15.

TABLE 15 No. Substituent structure 1

2

More specifically, the compound represented by Formula 1 may be selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 16.

TABLE 16 No. Compound  1

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In one exemplary embodiment, the compound according to the presentinvention may include a compound in which Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 eachindependently have the structure of Formula 6.

For example, Z₃ in Formula 1 may be selected from the structures of thefollowing Table 17.

TABLE 17 No. Substituent structure 1

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In this case, Z₁ and Z₂ in Formula 1 may be each independently selectedfrom the structure of the following Table 18.

TABLE 18 No. Substituent structure 1

Furthermore, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) in Formula 1 may be eachindependently selected from a single bond or the structures of thefollowing Table 19.

TABLE 19 No. Substituent structure 1

2

More specifically, the compound represented by Formula 1 may be selectedfrom the structures of the following Table 20.

TABLE 20 No. Compound 1

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The present invention provides a light-emitting element including thecompound previously described.

The compounds according to the present invention may be included in anyone layer of a hole transporting layer, an electron transporting layer,and a light-emitting layer of a light-emitting element.

In an exemplary embodiment, the light-emitting element may include: afirst electrode; a second electrode; a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode; and a holetransporting layer disposed between the first electrode and thelight-emitting layer, and the hole transporting layer may include thecompound according to the present invention.

Further, the hole transporting layer may further include a p-typedopant, and the kind of p-type dopant is not particularly limited.

For example, the hole transporting layer may include a first layerincluding the compound according to the present invention and a p-typedopant, and a second layer including the compound according to thepresent invention. Among the compounds according to the presentinvention, the compound included in the first layer may be the same asor different from the compound included in the second layer.

In an exemplary embodiment, the light-emitting element may include: afirst electrode; a second electrode; a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electrontransporting layer disposed between the second electrode and thelight-emitting layer, and the electron transporting layer may includethe compound according to the present invention.

In addition, the electron transporting layer may further include anN-type dopant, and the kind of N-type dopant is not particularlylimited.

For example, the electron transporting layer may include: a first layerincluding the compound according to the present invention and an N-typedopant; and a second layer including the compound according to thepresent invention. Among the compounds according to the presentinvention, the compound included in the first layer may be the same asor different from the compound included in the second layer.

When the light-emitting element includes a hole transporting layerdisposed between the first electrode and the light-emitting layertogether with an electron transporting layer, the hole transportinglayer may also include the compound according to the present invention,that is, the compound represented by Formula 1. In this case, thecompound included in the hole transporting layer is represented byFormula 1, but may be different from the compound included in theelectron transporting layer.

In an exemplary embodiment, the light-emitting element may include: afirst electrode; a second electrode; and a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode, and thelight-emitting layer may include the compound according to the presentinvention. Furthermore, the light-emitting layer may further include adopant, and the kind of dopant to be doped in the light-emitting layeris not particularly limited. When the light-emitting element furtherincludes a hole transporting layer disposed between the first electrodeand the light-emitting layer and/or an electron transporting layerdisposed between the second electrode and the light-emitting layer, thehole transporting layer and/or the electron transporting layer mayinclude the compound according to the present invention, that is, thecompound represented by Formula 1. In this case, the compound includedin the hole transporting layer or the electron transporting layer isrepresented by Formula 1, but may be different from the compoundincluded in the light-emitting layer.

Hereinafter, a light-emitting element including the novel compoundaccording to the present invention will be described with reference tothe accompanying drawings. The structure of the light-emitting elementincluding the compound is not limited by the accompanying drawings andthe following description.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a light-emitting element 100 includes a firstelectrode A1, a hole transporting layer 20, a light-emitting layer 30,and a second electrode A2, which are formed on a base substrate 10. Thelight-emitting element 100 may be an organic light emitting diode(OLED).

The first electrode A1 may be formed of a conductive material on thebase substrate 10. As an example, the first electrode A1 may be atransparent electrode. In this case, the first electrode A1 may beformed of indium tin oxide (ITO). In contrast, the first electrode A1may be an opaque (reflective) electrode. In this case, the firstelectrode A1 may have an ITO/silver (Ag)/ITO structure. The firstelectrode A1 may become an anode of the light-emitting element 100.

The hole transporting layer 20 is formed on the first electrode A1 to beinterposed between the first electrode A1 and the light-emitting layer30. The hole transporting layer 20 includes a compound represented bythe following Formula 1 as a hole transport compound.

The compound represented by Formula 1 is a novel compound according tothe present invention and is substantially the same as those describedabove. Accordingly, the specific description of each of Z₁, Z₂, Z₃,L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) will be omitted.

The wavelength of light which the light-emitting layer 30 emits may varyaccording to the kind of compound which forms the light-emitting layer30.

The second electrode A2 may be formed of a conductive material on thelight-emitting layer 30. When the first electrode A1 is a transparentelectrode, the second electrode A2 may be an opaque (reflective)electrode. In this case, the second electrode A2 may be an aluminumelectrode. In contrast, when the first electrode A1 is an opaqueelectrode, the second electrode A2 may be a transparent or s electrode.In this case, the second electrode A2 may have a thickness of 100 Å to150 Å, and may be an alloy including magnesium and silver. The secondelectrode A2 may become a cathode of the light-emitting element 100.

Between the light-emitting layer 30 and the second electrode A2, anelectron transporting layer and/or an electron injecting layer may beformed as an electron transporting layer.

When current flows between the first and second electrodes A1 and A2 ofthe light-emitting element 100, a hole injected from the first electrodeA1 to the light-emitting layer 30 and an electron injected from thesecond electrode A2 to the light-emitting layer 30 combine with eachother to form an exciton. While the exciton is transferred to a bottomstate, light having a wavelength at a specific band is produced. In thiscase, the exciton may be a singlet exciton, and may also be a tripletexciton. Accordingly, the light-emitting element 100 may provide lightto the outside.

Even though not illustrated in the drawing, the light-emitting element100 may further include an electron transporting layer (ETL) and anelectron injecting layer (EIL), which are disposed between thelight-emitting layer 30 and the second electrode A2. The electrontransporting layer and the electron injecting layer may be sequentiallystacked and formed on the light-emitting layer 30.

Further, the light-emitting element 100 may further include a firstblocking layer (not illustrated) disposed between the first electrode A1and the light-emitting layer 30 and/or a second blocking layer (notillustrated) disposed between the light-emitting layer 30 and the secondelectrode A2.

For example, the first blocking layer may be an electron blocking layer(EBL) which is disposed between the hole transporting layer 20 and thelight-emitting layer 30 and thus prevents electrons injected from thesecond electrode A2 from flowing into the hole transporting layer 20 viathe light-emitting layer 30. Furthermore, the first blocking layer maybe an exciton blocking layer which prevents an exciton formed in thelight-emitting layer 30 from being diffused in a direction of the firstelectrode A1 and thus being non-radiatively decayed.

In this case, the first blocking layer may include the compoundaccording to the present invention, which is described above.

The second blocking layer may be a hole blocking layer (HBL) which isdisposed between the light-emitting layer 30 and the second electrodeA2, specifically, the light-emitting layer 30 and the electrontransporting layer, and thus prevents holes from flowing into theelectron transporting layer via the light-emitting layer 30 from thefirst electrode A1. Further, the second blocking layer may be an excitonblocking layer which prevents an exciton formed in the light-emittinglayer 30 from being diffused in a direction of the second electrode A2and thus being non-radiatively decayed.

When the thickness of each of the first and second blocking layers isadjusted so as to be suitable for the resonance length of thelight-emitting element 100, the light-emitting efficiency may beincreased, and the exciton may be adjusted so as to be formed in thecentral part of the light-emitting layer 30.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a light-emitting element 102 includes a firstelectrode A1, a hole transporting layer 22, a light-emitting layer 30,and a second electrode A2, which are formed on a base substrate 10.Except for the hole transporting layer 22, the other constituentelements are substantially the same as those described in FIG. 1, andthus the overlapping description thereof will be omitted.

The hole transporting layer 22 includes the compound represented byFormula 1 and a P-type dopant. Since a compound included in the holetransporting layer 22 is substantially the same as that described above,the overlapping specific description thereof will be omitted.

The P-type dopant may include a P-type organic dopant and/or a P-typeinorganic dopant.

Specific examples of the P-type organic dopant include compoundsrepresented by the following Formulae 7 to 11,hexadecafluorophthalocyanine (F16CuPc),11,11,12,12-tetracyanonaphtho-2,6-quinodimethane (TNAP),3,6-difluoro-2,5,7,7,7,8,8-hexacyano-quinodimethane (F2-HCNQ), ortetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), and the like. These may be used eitheralone or in combination of two or more thereof.

In Formula 7, R may represent a cyano group, a sulfone group, asulfoxide group, a sulfonamide group, a sulfonate group, a nitro group,or a trifluoromethyl group.

In Formula 11, m and n may each independently represent an integer of 1to 5, and Y₁ and Y₂ may each independently represent an aryl grouphaving 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a heteroaryl group having 2 to 20 carbonatoms. In this case, hydrogen of the aryl group or heteroaryl grouprepresented by Y₁ and Y₂ may be unsubstituted or substituted with analkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 5carbon atoms, or a hydroxyl group, and hydrogen atoms of substituted orunsubstituted Y₁ and Y₂ may be each independently unsubstituted orsubstituted with a halogen group.

For example, the compound represented by Formula 11 may include acompound represented by the following Formula 11a or the followingFormula 11b.

Examples of the P-type inorganic dopant include metal oxide or metalhalide, and the like. Specific examples of the P-type inorganic dopantinclude MoO₃, V₂O₅, WO₃, SnO₂, ZnO, MnO₂, CoO₂, ReO3, TiO₂, FeCl₃, SbCl₅or MgF₂, and the like. These may be used either alone or in combinationof two or more thereof.

The content of the P-type dopant may be about 0.5 part by weight toabout 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the novelcompound according to the present invention, which is a hole transportcompound. For example, the content of the P-type dopant may be about 0.5part by weight to about 15 parts by weight, or about 0.5 part by weightto about 5 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the holetransport compound. In contrast, the content of the P-type dopant may beabout 1 part by weight to about 10 parts by weight, about 1 part byweight to about 5 parts by weight, about 1.5 parts by weight to about 6parts by weight, or about 2 parts by weight to about 5 parts by weight,based on 100 parts by weight of the hole transport compound.

When the content of the P-type dopant is about 0.5 part by weight toabout 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the holetransport compound, the P-type dopant may prevent an excessive leakagecurrent from being generated without degrading physical properties ofthe hole transport compound. In addition, the energy barrier at theinterface with each of the upper and lower layers, which are broughtinto contact with the hole transporting layer 22, may be reduced by theP-type dopant.

Even though not illustrated in the drawing, the light-emitting element102 may further include an electron transporting layer, an electroninjecting layer, a first blocking layer, and/or a second blocking layer.Since the layers are substantially the same as those described in thelight-emitting element 100 of FIG. 1, the specific description thereofwill be omitted. When the light-emitting element 102 includes the firstblocking layer, the first blocking layer may include the compoundaccording to the present invention, which is described above.

Meanwhile, the light-emitting element 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 mayfurther include an interlayer (not illustrated). The interlayer may bedisposed between the first electrode A1 and the hole transporting layer20 of FIG. 1, and may be formed of the compound used as the P-typedopant described in FIG. 2.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to still another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a light-emitting element 104 includes a firstelectrode A1, a hole transporting layer 24, a light-emitting layer 30,and a second electrode A2, which are formed on a base substrate 10.Except for the hole transporting layer 24, the other constituentelements are substantially the same as those described in FIG. 1, andthus the overlapping description thereof will be omitted.

The hole transporting layer 24 includes a first layer 23 a brought intocontact with the first electrode A1 and a second layer 23 b disposedbetween the first layer 23 a and the light-emitting layer 30. That is,the hole transporting layer 24 may have a two-layer structure.Furthermore, the hole transporting layer 24 may have a multi-layerstructure having two or more layers, which includes the first and secondlayers 23 a and 33 b.

The first and second layers 23 a and 23 b may include the same kind ofhole transport compound. Since the first layer 23 a and the second layer23 b include the same hole transport compound, physical and chemicaldefects which may be generated at the interface between differentspecies materials may be reduced, thereby facilitating injection ofholes into the light-emitting layer. In another aspect, when the samehole transport compound is used for the first layer 23 a and the secondlayer 23 b, there are advantages in that the first layer 23 a and thesecond layer 23 b may be continuously formed within one chamber, so thatthe manufacturing process may be simplified and the manufacturing timemay be shortened. Furthermore, physical properties such as the glasstransition temperature between the layers adjacent to each other becomesimilar to each other, so that there is also an advantage in thatdurability of the element may be increased.

The first layer 23 a includes the novel compound according to thepresent invention, which is represented by Formula 1, as the holetransport compound, and a P-type dopant. Except for the thickness, thefirst layer 23 a is substantially the same as the hole transportinglayer 22 described in FIG. 2. Therefore, the overlapping descriptionthereof will be omitted.

The second layer 23 b includes the novel compound according to thepresent invention, which is represented by Formula 1, as the holetransport compound, but the hole transport compound which constitutesthe second layer 23 b may be the same as the hole transport compoundwhich constitutes the first layer 23 a. Except for the thickness, thesecond layer 23 b is also substantially the same as the holetransporting layer 20 described in FIG. 1, and thus the overlappingdetailed description thereof will be omitted.

In contrast, the first and second layers 23 a and 23 b may include adifferent kind of hole transport compound. The hole transport compound,which constitutes the first and second layers 23 a and 23 b, is thenovel compound according to the present invention, which is representedby Formula 1, but Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) may be eachindependently different from each other. In this case, the compound,which constitutes each of the first and second layers 23 a and 23 b, maybe selected so as to have a HOMO value for efficiently transferringholes to the light-emitting layer 30.

Additionally, the second layer 23 b may further include a P-type dopanttogether with the hole transport compound. In this case, the kinds ofP-type dopants doped in the first layer 23 a and the second layer 23 bmay be different from each other, and an amount of doping may vary eventhough the same kind of P-type dopants are used. For example, a content(P1) of the P-type dopant doped in the first layer 23 a and a content(P2) of the P-type dopant doped in the second layer 23 b may satisfy therelationship of the following Equation 1.P1/P2≥1  [Equation 1]

In Equation 1,

“P1” is a content of the P-type dopant doped in the first layer 23 abased on 100 parts by weight of the hole transport compound, and “P2” isa content of the P-type dopant doped in the second layer 23 b based on100 parts by weight of the hole transport compound.

For example, the content of the P-type dopant doped in the first layer23 a may range from 0.3 to 20 parts by weight, 1 to 15 parts by weight,2 to 10 parts by weight, or 4 to 6 parts by weight, based on 100 partsby weight of the hole transport compound. Further, the content of theP-type dopant doped in the second layer 23 b may range from 0.3 to 20parts by weight, 0.5 to 10 parts by weight, 1 to 8 parts by weight, or 2to 4 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the hole transportcompound.

In addition, even though not illustrated in the drawing, thelight-emitting element 104 may further include an electron transportinglayer, an electron injecting layer, a first blocking layer, and/or asecond blocking layer. Since the layers are substantially the same asthose described in the light-emitting element 100 of FIG. 1, thespecific description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a light-emitting element 106 includes a firstelectrode A1, a hole transporting layer 26, a light-emitting layer 30,an electron transporting layer 40, and a second electrode A2. In FIG. 4,except for the hole transporting layer 26 and the electron transportinglayer 40, the light-emitting element 106 are substantially the same asthe light-emitting element 100 described in FIG. 1, and thus theoverlapping specific description thereof will be omitted.

The hole transporting layer 26 may includeN,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB) orN,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methyl phenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine(TPD), and the like. The kind of compound which constitutes the holetransporting layer 26 is not limited thereto, and various kinds thereofmay be used. These may be used either alone or in combination of two ormore thereof.

The electron transporting layer 40 includes the novel compound accordingto the present invention. That is, a compound included in the electrontransporting layer 40 may be represented by Formula 1. Therefore, theoverlapping specific description of the compound according to thepresent invention will be omitted. For example, the compound included inthe electron transporting layer 40 may include a structure in which atleast one of Z₁, Z₂, and Z₃ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula 5 orFormula 6. In this case, the electron transporting layer 40 may furtherinclude an electron transport compound different from the novel compoundrepresented by Formula 1. Examples of the electron transport compoundinclude 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BPhen),8-hydroxyquinolinolato-lithium (Liq),2-(4-(9,10-di(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracen-2-yl)phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole,and the like.

The electron transporting layer 40 may further include an N-type dopant.Specific examples of the N-type dopant include an alkaline metal such asLi, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, an alkaline earth metal such as Be, Mg, Ca, andBa, a rare-earth metal such as Sc, Y, Yb, Eu, Sm, and Ce, a halogen saltthereof (LiF, CsF, and the like) or an oxide salt thereof (Cs₂MoO₄,Cs₂WO₄, and the like), and the like. These may be used either alone orin combination of two or more thereof. The kind of the N-type dopant isnot limited thereto, and various commercially available compounds may beused.

Even though not illustrated in the drawing, the hole transporting layer26 illustrated in FIG. 4 may be replaced with the hole transportinglayer 20 described in FIG. 1. That is, the first electrode A1, the holetransporting layer described in FIG. 1, the light-emitting layer 30, theelectron transporting layer 40, and the second electrode A2 may besequentially stacked to constitute a light-emitting element. However,the compound included in the hole transporting layer 20 is representedby Formula 1, but may have a structure different from the compoundincluded in the electron transporting layer 40. For example, when thecompound included in the electron transporting layer 40 includes thestructure of Formula 5, the hole transporting layer 20 may include thestructure of Formula 2 or 3.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for describing a light-emitting elementaccording to still yet another exemplary embodiment of the presentinvention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a light-emitting element 108 includes a firstelectrode A1, a hole transporting layer 26, a light-emitting layer 32,and a second electrode A2. Since the light-emitting element 108illustrated in FIG. 5 is substantially the same as the light-emittingelement 100 described in FIG. 1, except for the hole transporting layer26 and the light-emitting layer 32, the overlapping specific descriptionthereof will be omitted.

The hole transporting layer 26 is substantially the same as thatdescribed in FIG. 4. Therefore, the overlapping specific descriptionthereof will be omitted.

The light-emitting layer 32 includes the novel compound according to thepresent invention as a first light-emitting compound. That is, the firstlight-emitting compound included in the light-emitting layer 32 may berepresented by Formula 1. Therefore, the overlapping specificdescription thereof will be omitted. For example, the firstlight-emitting compound may include a structure in which at least one ofZ₁, Z₂, and Z₃ in Formula 1 is represented by Formula 4.

The light-emitting layer 32 may further include a second light-emittingcompound. The second light-emitting compound is not particularlylimited, and includes all the examples of various commercially availablecompounds. In this case, the light-emitting layer 32 includes the firstlight-emitting compound as a host material, and may include the secondlight-emitting compound as a dopant material. In this case, the secondlight-emitting compound may use various compounds used as a commerciallyavailable light-emitting dopant.

The light-emitting layer 32 illustrated in FIG. 5 may constitute alight-emitting element together with the hole transporting layers 20,22, and 24 described in FIGS. 1 to 3, and may also constitute alight-emitting element together with the electron transporting layer 40described in FIG. 4.

Each of the light-emitting elements 100, 102, 104, 106, and 108described above includes the novel compound according to the presentinvention, which is represented by Formula 1, and thus thelight-emitting elements 100, 102, 104, 106, and 108 may have excellentthermal stability, and simultaneously, the light-emitting efficiencythereof may be enhanced and the lifespan thereof may be increased.

FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate that the light-emitting elements 100, 102, 104,106, and 108 are directly formed on the base substrate 10, but a thinfilm transistor may be disposed as a driving element, which drivespixels, between the first electrode A1 of each of the light-emittingelements 100, 102, 104, 106, and 108, and the base substrate 10. In thiscase, the first electrode A1 may become a pixel electrode connected tothe thin film transistor. When the first electrode A1 is a pixelelectrode, the first electrodes A1 are disposed spaced apart from eachother in each of a plurality of pixels, and a partition wall patternformed along the edge of the first electrode A1 is formed on the basesubstrate 10, so that layers to be stacked on the first electrode A1disposed on the pixels adjacent to each other may be isolated from eachother. That is, even though not illustrated in the drawings, thelight-emitting elements 100, 102, 104, 106, and 108 may be used for adisplay device which displays an image without a backlight.

Furthermore, the light-emitting elements 100, 102, 104, 106, and 108 maybe used as a lighting device.

As described above, the light-emitting elements 100, 102, 104, 106, and108 exemplified in the present invention may be used for variouselectronic devices such as the display device or the lighting device.

EXAMPLES

Hereinafter, novel compounds according the present invention will bedescribed in more detail through specific Examples according to thepresent invention. The Examples to be exemplified below are onlyprovided for the detailed description of the invention, but are notintended to limit the right scope thereby.

Example 1

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound A (31.83 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound B (66.86 mmol, 24.81 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (127.32 mmol, 17.59 g) was dissolved in 85mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.27 mmol, 1.42 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 850 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 23.7 g of a pale green solid Compound1 (yield 86%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=864.3345 (C₆₁H₄₄N₄S=864.33)

Example 2

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound C (31.89 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound B (66.97 mmol, 24.86 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 20 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (127.56 mmol, 17.63 g) was dissolved in 85mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.27 mmol, 1.42 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), 850 mL of methanol wasadded thereto, and the resulting solution was stirred for 20 minutes,and then filtered, thereby obtaining about 23.8 g of a pale green solidCompound 2 (yield 86%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=864.3356 (C₆₁H₄₂N₄S=862.31)

Example 3

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound D (46.33 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound E (97.31 mmol, 43.32 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (185.32 mmol, 25.61 g) was dissolved in 85mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.85 mmol, 2.68 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 850 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 34.5 g of a yellow solid Compound 3(yield 88%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=845.2934 (C₆₁H₃₉N₃S=845.29)

Example 4

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound C (33.84 mmol, 18.0 g), Compound F (71.06 mmol, 26.23 g),180 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 90 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 35 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (135.36 mmol, 18.70 g) was dissolved in 90mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.35 mmol, 1.51 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 90 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), the resulting solution wasput into 900 mL of methanol, stirred for 20 minutes, and then filtered,thereby obtaining about 19.7 g of a brown solid Compound 4 (yield 89%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=858.2825 (C₆₁H₃₈N₄S=858.28)

Example 5

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound G (28.39 mmol, 13.0 g), Compound H (59.62 mmol, 23.02 g),130 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 60 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 25 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (133.56 mmol, 15.69 g) was dissolved in 60mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.18 mmol, 1.31 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 60 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), the resulting solution wasput into 600 mL of methanol, stirred for 20 minutes, and then filtered,thereby obtaining about 21.7 g of a white solid Compound 5 (yield 94%).

MALDI-TOF): m/z=818.1925 (C₅₅H₃₄N₂S₃=818.19)

Example 6

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound G (41.49 mmol, 19.0 g), Compound I (86.92 mmol, 32.17 g),190 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 90 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 40 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (165.96 mmol, 22.93 g) was dissolved in 90mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.66 mmol, 1.85 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 90 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), the resulting solution wasput into 900 mL of methanol, stirred for 20 minutes, and then filtered,thereby obtaining about 28.6 g of a dark brown solid Compound 6 (yield88%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=786.2341 (C₅₅H₃₄N₂O₂S=786.23)

Example 7

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound C (31.96 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound I (67.11 mmol, 24.84 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 25 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (127.84 mmol, 17.67 g) was dissolved in 85mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.280 mmol, 1.43 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 850 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 23.1 g of a yellow solid Compound 7(yield 85%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=860.2525 (C₆₁H₃₆N₂O₂S=860.25)

Example 8

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound G (43.67 mmol, 20.0 g), Compound J (92.72 mmol, 36.34 g),200 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 100 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 35 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (174.68 mmol, 24.14 g) was dissolved in 100mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.741 mmol, 2.0 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 100 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 1,000 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 31.1 g of a yellowish green solidCompound 8 (yield 86%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=838.2941 (C₅₇H₃₈N₆S=838.29)

Example 9

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound D (49.06 mmol, 18.0 g), Compound K (103.03 mmol, 44.63 g),180 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 90 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (196.24 mmol, 27.12 g) was dissolved in 90mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.96 mmol, 2.19 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 90 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 900 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 33.8 g of a pale green solid Compound9 (yield 84%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=821.2924 (C₅₉H₃₉N₃S=821.29)

Example 10

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound L (33.99 mmol, 19.0 g), Compound K (71.38 mmol, 30.92 g),190 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 95 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 25 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (135.96 mmol, 18.79 g) was dissolved in 95mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.36 mmol, 1.51 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 95 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 950 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 27.8 g of a yellow solid Compound 10(yield 81%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=1013.3636 (C₇₂H₄₇N₅S=1013.36)

Example 11

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound D (46.33 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound M (92.67 mmol, 33.10 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (185.32 mmol, 25.61 g) was dissolved in 85mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.85 mmol, 2.07 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 850 mL of methanol and stirred for 20 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 25.9 g of a brown solid Compound 11(yield 84%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=669.2243 (C₄₇H₃₁N₃S=669.22)

Example 12

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound G (41.49 mmol, 19.0 g), Compound N (87.13 mmol, 32.17 g),190 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 90 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (165.96 mmol, 22.94 g) was dissolved in 30mL of water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500mL three-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.66 mmol, 1.85 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 90 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), the resulting solution wasput into 900 mL of methanol, stirred for 20 minutes, and then filtered,thereby obtaining about 26.7 g of a brown solid Compound 12 (yield 82%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=784.2741 (C₅₅H₃₆N₄S=784.27)

Example 13

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound C (31.95 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound N (67.11 mmol, 24.77 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 20 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (127.8 mmol, 17.66 g) was dissolved in 85 mLof water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500 mLthree-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.280 mmol, 1.42 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and the resulting solutionwas put into 850 mL of methanol and stirred for 30 minutes, and thenfiltered, thereby obtaining about 22.4 g of a yellow solid Compound 13(yield 82%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=858.2825 (C₆₁H₃₈N₄S=858.28)

Example 14

A 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask was filled with nitrogen, andthen Compound O (31.95 mmol, 17.0 g), Compound N (67.12 mmol, 24.77 g),170 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), and 85 mL of ethanol (EtOH) were addedthereto, and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. Further,potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) (127.8 mmol, 17.66 g) was dissolved in 85 mLof water (H₂O), and then the resulting solution was added to the 500 mLthree-neck round-bottom flask. Subsequently,tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄) (1.28 mmol, 1.43 g)was added to the 500 mL three-neck round-bottom flask, and then theresulting mixture was refluxed for 6 hours while the light is blocked.

The reaction mixture was cooled, and then extracted by using ethylacetate (EA) and distilled water and concentrated, the concentrate wasdissolved in 85 mL of tetrahydrofuran (THF), the resulting solution wasput into 850 mL of methanol, stirred for 20 minutes, and then filtered,thereby obtaining about 22.7 g of a white solid Compound 14 (yield 83%).

MALDI-TOF: m/z=858.2825 (C₆₁H₃₈N₄S=858.28)

Comparative Examples 1 to 5

Compounds having the structures of the following Formulae a, b, c, d,and e were commercially purchased or prepared and were used asComparative Examples 1 to 5, respectively.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7

The compound according to Example 1 as a host material of a holetransporting layer was deposited at a rate of 1 Å/sec, andsimultaneously, a P-type dopant (HAT-CN) represented by the followingFormula 12 was co-evaporated at a ratio of about 5 parts by weight basedon 100 parts by weight of the host material, on a first electrode formedof indium tin oxide (ITO), thereby forming a first layer having athickness of 100 Å. The compound according to Example 1 was deposited tohave a thickness of 300 Å on the first layer, thereby forming a secondlayer.

mCBP (3,3-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)biphenyl) represented by the followingFormula 13 and Ir(ppy)₃ represented by the following Formula 14 wereco-deposited at a weight ratio of 100:9 on the second layer, therebyforming a light-emitting layer having a thickness of about 300 Å, andmCBP was deposited again to have a thickness of about 50 Å on thelight-emitting layer, thereby forming a blocking layer.

And then, Bphen represented by the following Formula 15 and Alq3represented by the following Formula 16 were co-deposited at a weightratio of 50:50 on the blocking layer, thereby forming an electrontransporting layer having a thickness of about 400 Å. Subsequently, anelectron injecting layer having a thickness of about 10 Å was formed onthe electron transporting layer by using Liq represented by thefollowing Formula 17.

A second electrode using an aluminum thin film having a thickness of1,000 Å was formed on the electron injecting layer.

Light-Emitting Element A-1 including the compound according to Example 1of the present invention was manufactured by the above method.

In addition, Light-Emitting Element A-2 to Light-Emitting Element A-7were manufactured through a process which is substantially the same asthe process of manufacturing Light-Emitting Element A-1, except that ahole transporting layer was formed by using each of the compoundsaccording to Examples 2 to 7 as a host material of a hole transportinglayer.

Manufacture of Comparative Elements 1 and 2

Comparative Elements 1 and 2 were manufactured through a process whichis substantially the same as the process of manufacturing light-emittingelement A-1, except that a first layer and a second layer were formed byusing the compounds according to Comparative Examples 1 and 2 as a hostmaterial of a hole transporting layer.

Evaluation-1 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 and Comparative Elements1 and 2, a sealant for UV curing was dispensed at the edge of a coverglass, to which a moisture absorbent (Getter) was attached, in a glovebox under a nitrogen atmosphere, and then each of the light-emittingelements and the comparative elements was cohered to the cover glass,and the sealant was cured by irradiating UV light thereon. For each ofLight-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 and Comparative Elements 1 and 2 thusprepared above, the power efficiency was measured based on the valuewhen the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655 (trade name,manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminance meter. Theresult is shown in Table 21.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 andComparative Elements 1 and 2 was measured by using a lifetimemeasurement device provided in a measurement oven which was maintainedconstantly at a temperature of about 85° C. The result is shown in Table21.

In Table 21, the unit of the result of measuring the power efficiency islm/W. In addition, in Table 21, T₇₅ means a time for brightness of thelight-emitting element to become 75% as compared to the initialbrightness, when the initial brightness of the light-emitting element is1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 21 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element A-1 28.6 659 Light-Emitting Element A-2 33.1 764Light-Emitting Element A-3 31.0 715 Light-Emitting Element A-4 34.3 794Light-Emitting Element A-5 24.4 552 Light-Emitting Element A-6 24.8 561Light-Emitting Element A-7 24.5 566 Comparative Element 1 9.2 227Comparative Element 2 9.8 254

Referring to Table 21, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 1 to 7 of the present invention is about 24.4 lm/Wor more, whereas the power efficiencies of Comparative Elements 1 and 2is less than 10 lm/W. That is, it can be seen that the powerefficiencies of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to the present invention are better than those of ComparativeElements 1 and 2.

In addition, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 1 to 7 of thepresent invention is at least about 552 hours, and it can be seen thatwhen the lifespan is compared to 227 hours and 254 hours, which are thelifespan of Comparative Elements 1 and 2, respectively, the lifespan ofthe light-emitting element including the compound according to thepresent invention is better than those of Comparative Elements 1 and 2.

Furthermore, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 1 to 7 of the present invention are better thanthose of Comparative Elements 1 and 2, it can be seen that the heatresistances of the light-emitting elements manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention are better than those ofComparative Elements 1 and 2.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements B-1 to B-3

The HAT-CN represented by Formula 12 was deposited to have a thicknessof about 100 Å on a first electrode formed of indium tin oxide (ITO),thereby forming a first layer, and NPB(N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine) wasformed to have a thickness of about 300 Å on the first layer, therebyforming a second layer.

The compound according to Example 2 was used to form a first blockinglayer having a thickness of about 100 Å on the second layer, mCBPrepresented by Formula 13 and Ir(ppy)₃ represented by Formula 14 wereco-deposited on the first blocking layer at a weight ratio of 100:9,thereby forming a light-emitting layer having a thickness of about 300Å, and mCBP was deposited again to have a thickness of about 50 Å on thelight-emitting layer, thereby forming a second blocking layer.

And then, Bphen represented by Formula 15 and Alq3 represented byFormula 16 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 50:50 on the secondblocking layer, thereby forming an electron transporting layer having athickness of about 400 Å. Subsequently, an electron injecting layerhaving a thickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transportinglayer by using Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron injecting layer by usingan aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element B-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 2 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements B-2 and B-3 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element B-1, except that the first blocking layer wasmanufactured by using each of the compounds according to Examples 4 and5 of the present invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Element 3

Comparative Element 3 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement B-1, except that the first blocking layer was manufactured byusing the compound according to Comparative Example 1, which isrepresented by Formula a.

Evaluation-2 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Element B-1 to B-3 and Comparative Element 3thus prepared above, the power efficiency was measured by the method,which is substantially the same as in the experiment of measuring thepower efficiency for Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7, based on thevalue when the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655 (trade name,manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminance meter.

In addition, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements B-1 to B-3and Comparative Element 3 was measured by the method which issubstantially the same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespanfor Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency and lifespan of each ofLight-Emitting Elements B-1 to B-3 and Comparative Element 3 are shownin Table 22. In Table 22, the unit of the result of measuring the powerefficiency is lm/W. Furthermore, in Table 22, T₇₅ means a time forbrightness of the light-emitting element to become 75% as compared tothe initial brightness, when the initial brightness of thelight-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 22 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element B-1 33.6 789 Light-Emitting Element B-2 34.7 820Light-Emitting Element B-3 25.9 584 Comparative Element 3 7.9 185

Referring to Table 22, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 2, 4, and 5 of the present invention is at least25.9 lm/W or more, and it is also possible to manufacture alight-emitting element which exhibits a power efficiency of about 30lm/W or more, whereas the power efficiency of Comparative Element 3 isonly about 7.9 lm/W. Accordingly, it can be seen that the powerefficiencies of the light-emitting elements including the compoundaccording to the present invention are better than that of ComparativeElement 3.

Further, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 2, 4, and 5 ofthe present invention is at least about 584 hours, and it can be seenthat the lifespan of the light-emitting element including the compoundaccording to the present invention is better than about 185 hours as thelifespan of Comparative Element 3.

In addition, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 2, 4, and 5 of the present invention are betterthan those of Comparative Element 3, it can be seen that the heatresistance of the light-emitting element manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention is good.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements C-1 to C-3

NPB as a host material of a hole transporting layer was deposited at arate of 1 Å/sec, and simultaneously, the P-type dopant (HAT-CN)represented by Formula 12 was co-deposited at a ratio of about 5 partsby weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host material, on a firstelectrode formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), thereby forming a firstlayer having a thickness of 100 Å. NPB was deposited to have a thicknessof 300 Å on the first layer, thereby forming a second layer. Thecompound according to Example 2 was used to form a first blocking layerhaving a thickness of about 100 Å on the second layer, mCBP representedby Formula 13 and Ir(ppy)₃ represented by Formula 14 were co-depositedat a weight ratio of 100:9 on the first blocking layer, thereby forminga light-emitting layer having a thickness of about 300 Å, and mCBP wasdeposited again to have a thickness of about 50 Å on the light-emittinglayer, thereby forming a second blocking layer.

And then, Bphen represented by Formula 15 and Alq3 represented byFormula 16 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 50:50 on the secondblocking layer, thereby forming an electron transporting layer having athickness of about 400 Å. Subsequently, an electron injecting layerhaving a thickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transportinglayer by using Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron injecting layer by usingan aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element C-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 2 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements C-2 and C-3 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element C-1, except that the first blocking layer wasmanufactured by using each of the compounds according to Examples 4 and7 of the present invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Element 4

Comparative Element 4 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement C-1, except that the first blocking layer was manufactured byusing the compound according to Comparative Example 1, which isrepresented by Formula a.

Evaluation-3 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Elements C-1 to C-3 and Comparative Element 4thus prepared above, the power efficiency was measured by the method,which is substantially the same as in the experiment of measuring thepower efficiency for Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7, based on thevalue when the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655 (trade name,manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminance meter.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements C-1 to C-3 andComparative Element 4 was measured by the method which is substantiallythe same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespan forLight-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency and lifespan of each ofLight-Emitting Elements C-1 to C-3 and Comparative Element 4 are shownin Table 23. In Table 23, the unit of the result of measuring the powerefficiency is lm/W. In addition, in Table 23, T₇₅ means a time forbrightness of the light-emitting element to become 75% as compared tothe initial brightness, when the initial brightness of thelight-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 23 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element C-1 34.2 681 Light-Emitting Element C-2 36.1 707Light-Emitting Element C-3 28.5 528 Comparative Element 4 8.2 201

Referring to Table 23, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 2, 4, and 7 of the present invention is at least28.5 lm/W or more, and it is also possible to manufacture alight-emitting element which exhibits a power efficiency of about 36lm/W or more, whereas the power efficiency of Comparative Element 4 isonly about 8.2 lm/W. Accordingly, it can be seen that the powerefficiencies of the light-emitting elements including the compoundaccording to the present invention are better than that of ComparativeElement 4.

Further, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 2, 4, and 7 ofthe present invention is at least about 528 hours, and it can be seenthat the lifespan of the light-emitting element including the compoundaccording to the present invention is better than about 201 hours as thelifespan of Comparative Element 4.

In addition, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 2, 4, and 7 of the present invention are betterthan those of Comparative Element 4, it can be seen that the heatresistance of the light-emitting element manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention is good.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements D-1 to D-3

The compound according to Example 1 as a host material of a holetransporting layer was deposited at a rate of 1 Å/sec, andsimultaneously, the P-type dopant (HAT-CN) represented by Formula 12 wasco-deposited at a ratio of about 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts byweight of the host material, on a first electrode formed of indium tinoxide (ITO), thereby forming a first layer having a thickness of 100 Å.NPB was deposited to have a thickness of 300 Å on the first layer,thereby forming a second layer. mCBP represented by Formula 13 andIr(ppy)₃ represented by Formula 14 were co-deposited at a weight ratioof 100:9 on the second layer, thereby forming a light-emitting layerhaving a thickness of about 300 Å, and mCBP was deposited again to havea thickness of about 50 Å on the light-emitting layer, thereby forming ablocking layer.

And then, Bphen represented by Formula 15 and Alq3 represented byFormula 16 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 50:50 on the blockinglayer, thereby forming an electron transporting layer having a thicknessof about 400 Å. Subsequently, an electron injecting layer having athickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transporting layer byusing Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron injecting layer by usingan aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element D-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 1 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements D-2 and D-3 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element D-1, except that the first layer was manufacturedby using each of the compounds according to Examples 3 and 6 of thepresent invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Element 5

Comparative Element 5 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement D-1, except that the host material of the first layer wasprepared by using the compound according to Comparative Example 1, whichis represented by Formula a.

Evaluation-4 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Element D-1 to D-3 and Comparative Element 5thus prepared above, the power efficiency was measured by the method,which is substantially the same as in the experiment of measuring thepower efficiency for Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7, based on thevalue when the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655 (trade name,manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminance meter.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements D-1 to D-3 andComparative Element 5 was measured by the method which is substantiallythe same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespan forLight-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency and lifespan of each ofLight-Emitting Elements D-1 to D-3 and Comparative Element 5 are shownin Table 24. In Table 24, the unit of the result of measuring the powerefficiency is lm/W. In addition, in Table 24, T₇₅ means a time forbrightness of the light-emitting element to become 75% as compared tothe initial brightness, when the initial brightness of thelight-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 24 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element D-1 20.9 448 Light-Emitting Element D-2 26.7 633Light-Emitting Element D-3 22.3 502 Comparative Element 5 9.5 258

Referring to Table 24, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 1, 3, and 6 of the present invention is at least20.9 lm/W or more, and it is also possible to manufacture alight-emitting element which exhibits a power efficiency of about 26lm/W or more, whereas the power efficiency of Comparative Element 5 isonly about 9.5 lm/W. That is, it can be seen that the power efficienciesof the light-emitting elements including the compound according to thepresent invention are better than that of Comparative Element 5.

Further, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 1, 3, and 6 ofthe present invention is at least about 448 hours or more, and it can beseen that the lifespan of the light-emitting element is better than onlyabout 258 hours as the lifespan of Comparative Element 5.

In addition, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 1, 3, and 6 of the present invention are betterthan those of Comparative Element 5, it can be seen that the heatresistance of the light-emitting element manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention is good.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements E-1 to E-3

NPB as a host material of a hole transporting layer was deposited at arate of 1 Å/sec, and simultaneously, the P-type dopant (HAT-CN)represented by Formula 12 was co-deposited at a ratio of about 5 partsby weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host material, on a firstelectrode formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), thereby forming a firstlayer having a thickness of 100 Å. The compound according to Example 2was deposited to have a thickness of 300 Å on the first layer, therebyforming a second layer. mCBP represented by Formula 13 and Ir(ppy)₃represented by Formula 14 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 100:9on the second layer, thereby forming a light-emitting layer having athickness of about 300 Å, and mCBP was deposited again to have athickness of about 50 Å on the light-emitting layer, thereby forming ablocking layer.

And then, Bphen represented by Formula 15 and Alq3 represented byFormula 16 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 50:50 on the blockinglayer, thereby forming an electron transporting layer having a thicknessof about 400 Å. Subsequently, an electron injecting layer having athickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transporting layer byusing Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron injecting layer by usingan aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element E-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 2 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements E-2 and E-3 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element E-1, except that the second layer wasmanufactured by using each of the compounds according to Examples 5 and7 of the present invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Element 6

Comparative Element 6 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement E-1, except that the second layer was manufactured by using thecompound according to Comparative Example 1, which is represented byFormula a.

Evaluation-5 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Element E-1 to E-3 and Comparative Element 6thus prepared above, the power efficiency was measured by the method,which is substantially the same as in the experiment of measuring thepower efficiency for Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7, based on thevalue when the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655 (trade name,manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminance meter.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements E-1 to E-3 andComparative Element 6 was measured by the method which is substantiallythe same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespan forLight-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency and lifespan of each ofLight-Emitting Elements E-1 to E-3 and Comparative Element 6 are shownin Table 25. In Table 25, the unit of the result of measuring the powerefficiency is lm/W. In addition, in Table 25, T₇₅ means a time forbrightness of the light-emitting element to become 75% as compared tothe initial brightness, when the initial brightness of thelight-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 25 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element E-1 31.7 731 Light-Emitting Element E-2 23.1 528Light-Emitting Element E-3 23.9 542 Comparative Element 6 9.1 220

Referring to Table 25, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 2, 5, and 7 of the present invention is at least23.1 lm/W or more, and it is also possible to manufacture alight-emitting element which exhibits a power efficiency of about 31lm/W or more, whereas the power efficiency of Comparative Element 6 isonly about 9.1 lm/W. That is, it can be seen that the power efficienciesof the light-emitting elements including the compound according to thepresent invention are better than that of Comparative Element 6.

Further, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 2, 5, and 7 ofthe present invention is at least about 528 hours or more, and it can beseen that the lifespan of the light-emitting element is better than onlyabout 220 hours as the lifespan of Comparative Element 6.

In addition, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 2, 5, and 7 of the present invention are betterthan those of Comparative Element 6, it can be seen that the heatresistance of the light-emitting element manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention is good.

According to those described above, it is possible to manufacture alight-emitting element, of which the power efficiency, lifespan, andthermal stability have been improved, by using the novel compoundaccording to the present invention.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements F-1 to F-4

NPB as a host material of a hole transporting layer was deposited at arate of 1 Å/sec, and simultaneously, the P-type dopant (HAT-CN)represented by Formula 12 was co-deposited at a ratio of about 5 partsby weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host material NPB, on afirst electrode formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), thereby forming afirst layer having a thickness of 100 Å. NPB was deposited to have athickness of 300 Å on the first layer, thereby forming a second layer.mCBP represented by Formula 13 and Ir(ppy)₃ represented by Formula 14were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 100:9 on the second layer,thereby forming a light-emitting layer having a thickness of about 300Å, and mCBP was deposited again to have a thickness of about 50 Å on thelight-emitting layer, thereby forming a blocking layer.

And then, the compound according to Example 8 was deposited to have athickness of about 400 Å on the blocking layer, thereby forming anelectron transporting layer. Subsequently, an electron injecting layerhaving a thickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transportinglayer by using Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron injecting layer by usingan aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element F-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 8 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements F-2 to F-4 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element F-1, except that the electron transporting layerwas manufactured by using each of the compounds according to Examples 9to 11 of the present invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Elements 7 and 8

Comparative Element 7 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement F-1, except that the electron transporting layer wasmanufactured by using the compound according to Comparative Example 3,which is represented by Formula c.

Furthermore, Comparative Element 8 was manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element F-1, except that the electron transporting layerwas manufactured by using the compound according to Comparative Example4, which is represented by Formula d.

Evaluation-6 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Elements F-1 to F-4 and Comparative Elements7 and 8 thus prepared above, the power efficiency was measured by themethod, which is substantially the same as in the experiment ofmeasuring the power efficiency for Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7,based on the value when the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655(trade name, manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminancemeter.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements F-1 to F-4 andComparative Elements 7 and 8 was measured by the method which issubstantially the same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespanfor Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency and lifespan of each ofLight-Emitting Elements F-1 to F-4 and Comparative Elements 7 and 8 areshown in Table 26. In Table 26, the unit of the result of measuring thepower efficiency is lm/W. In addition, in Table 26, T₇₅ means a time forbrightness of the light-emitting element to become 75% as compared tothe initial brightness, when the initial brightness of thelight-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 26 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element F-1 28.1 648 Light-Emitting Element F-2 30.2 690Light-Emitting Element F-3 26.8 618 Light-Emitting Element F-4 27.7 641Comparative Element 7 21.8 507 Comparative Element 8 19.6 459

Referring to Table 26, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 8 to 11 of the present invention is at least 26.8lm/W or more, and it is also possible to manufacture a light-emittingelement which exhibits a power efficiency of about 30 lm/W or more,whereas the power efficiency of Comparative Element 7 is only about 21.8lm/W, and the power efficiency of Comparative Element 8 is only about19.6 lm/W.

In addition, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 8 to 11 of thepresent invention is at least about 618 hours or more, and it can beseen that when the lifespan is compared to 507 hours and 459 hours,which are the lifespan of Comparative Elements 7 and 8, respectively,the lifespan of the light-emitting element including the compoundaccording to the present invention is better than those of ComparativeElements 7 and 8.

Furthermore, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 8 to 11 of the present invention are better thanthose of Comparative Elements 7 and 8, it can be seen that the heatresistance of the light-emitting element manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention is good.

According to those described above, it is possible to manufacture alight-emitting element, of which the power efficiency, lifespan, andthermal stability have been improved, by using the novel compoundaccording to the present invention.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements G-1 to G-4

NPB as a host material of a hole transporting layer was deposited at arate of 1 Å/sec, and simultaneously, the P-type dopant (HAT-CN)represented by Formula 12 was co-deposited at a ratio of about 5 partsby weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host material, on a firstelectrode formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), thereby forming a firstlayer having a thickness of 100 Å. NPB was deposited to have a thicknessof 300 Å on the first layer, thereby forming a second layer. mCBPrepresented by Formula 13 and Ir(ppy)₃ represented by Formula 14 wereco-deposited at a weight ratio of 100:9 on the second layer, therebyforming a light-emitting layer having a thickness of about 300 Å, andmCBP was deposited again to have a thickness of about 50 Å on thelight-emitting layer, thereby forming a blocking layer.

And then, the compound represented by Formula 8 and Liq represented byFormula 17 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 50:50 on the blockinglayer, thereby forming an electron transporting layer having a thicknessof about 400 Å. Subsequently, an electron injecting layer having athickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transporting layer byusing Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron injecting layer by usingan aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element G-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 8 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements G-2 to G-4 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element G-1, except that the electron transporting layerwas manufactured by performing co-deposition with Liq using each of thecompounds according to Examples 9 to 11 of the present invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Elements 9 and 10

Comparative Element 9 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement G-1, except that the electron transporting layer wasmanufactured by performing co-deposition with Liq using the compoundaccording to Comparative Example 3, which is represented by Formula c.

Further, Comparative Element 10 was manufactured through a process whichis substantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement G-1, except that the electron transporting layer wasmanufactured by performing co-deposition with Liq using the compoundaccording to Comparative Example 4, which is represented by Formula d.

Evaluation-7 of Power Efficiency and Lifespan of Light-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Element G-1 to G-4 and Comparative Elements 9and 10 thus prepared above, the power efficiency was measured by themethod, which is substantially the same as in the experiment ofmeasuring the power efficiency for Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7,based on the value when the brightness was 500 cd/m² by using PR655(trade name, manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as a luminancemeter.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements G-1 to G-4 andComparative Elements 9 and 10 was measured by the method which issubstantially the same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespanfor Light-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency and lifespan of each ofLight-Emitting Elements G-1 to G-4 and Comparative Elements 9 and 10 areshown in Table 27. In Table 27, the unit of the result of measuring thepower efficiency is lm/W. In addition, in Table 27, T₇₅ means a time forbrightness of the light-emitting element to become 75% as compared tothe initial brightness, when the initial brightness of thelight-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m².

TABLE 27 Power efficiency Lifespan Element No. [lm/W] (T₇₅@85° C. [hr])Light-Emitting Element G-1 31.1 716 Light-Emitting Element G-2 33.2 762Light-Emitting Element G-3 29.6 681 Light-Emitting Element G-4 30.7 707Comparative Element 9 26.9 616 Comparative Element 10 21.4 503

Referring to Table 27, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 8 to 11 of the present invention is at least 29.6lm/W or more, whereas the power efficiencies of Comparative Elements 9and 10 are only about 26.9 lm/W and about 21.4 lm/W, respectively.Accordingly, it can be seen that the power efficiencies of thelight-emitting elements including the compound according to the presentinvention are better than those of Comparative Elements 9 and 10.

In addition, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 8 to 11 of thepresent invention is at least about 681 hours or more, and it can beseen that the lifespan of the light-emitting element including thecompound according to the present invention is better than 616 hours and503 hours, which are the lifespan of Comparative Elements 9 and 10,respectively.

Furthermore, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 8 to 11 of the present invention are better thanthose of Comparative Elements 9 and 10, it can be seen that the heatresistance of the light-emitting element manufactured by using thecompound according to the present invention is good.

According to those described above, it is possible to manufacture alight-emitting element, of which the power efficiency, lifespan, andthermal stability have been improved, by using the novel compoundaccording to the present invention.

Manufacture of Light-Emitting Elements H-1 to H-3

NPB as a host material of a hole transporting layer was deposited at arate of 1 Å/sec, and simultaneously, the P-type dopant (HAT-CN)represented by Formula 12 was co-deposited at a ratio of about 5 partsby weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host material, on a firstelectrode formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), thereby forming a firstlayer having a thickness of 100 Å. NPB was deposited to have a thicknessof 300 Å on the first layer, thereby forming a second layer. Thecompound represented by Example 12 and Ir(ppy)₃ represented by Formula14 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 100:9 on the second layer,thereby forming a light-emitting layer having a thickness of about 300Å, and mCBP represented by Formula 13 was deposited again to have athickness of about 50 Å on the light-emitting layer, thereby forming ablocking layer.

And then, Bphen represented by Formula 15 and Alq3 represented byFormula 16 were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 50:50 on the blockinglayer, thereby forming an electron transporting layer having a thicknessof about 400 Å. Subsequently, an electron injecting layer having athickness of about 10 Å was formed on the electron transporting layer byusing Liq represented by Formula 17.

A second electrode was formed on the electron transporting layer byusing an aluminum thin film having a thickness of 1,000 Å, therebymanufacturing Light-Emitting Element H-1 including the compoundaccording to Example 12 of the present invention.

Light-Emitting Elements H-2 and H-3 were manufactured through a processwhich is substantially the same as the process of manufacturingLight-Emitting Element H-1, except that the light-emitting layer wasmanufactured by performing the co-deposition with Ir(ppy)₃ using each ofthe compounds according to Examples 3 and 14 of the present invention.

Manufacture of Comparative Element 11

Comparative Element 11 was manufactured through a process which issubstantially the same as the process of manufacturing Light-EmittingElement H-1, except that the light-emitting layer was manufactured byperforming the co-deposition with Ir(ppy)₃ using the compound accordingto Comparative Example 5, which is represented by Formula e.

Evaluation-8 of Power Efficiency, Color Coordinate, and Lifespan ofLight-Emitting Element

For each of Light-Emitting Element H-1 to H-3 and Comparative Element 11thus prepared above, the power efficiency and the color coordinate weremeasured by the method, which is substantially the same as in theexperiment of measuring the power efficiency for Light-Emitting ElementsA-1 to A-7, based on the value when the brightness was 500 cd/m² byusing PR655 (trade name, manufactured by Photo Research Corp., USA) as aluminance meter.

Further, the lifespan of each of Light-Emitting Elements H-1 to H-3 andComparative Element 11 was measured by the method which is substantiallythe same as in the experiment of evaluating the lifespan forLight-Emitting Elements A-1 to A-7 described above.

The results of the power efficiency, color coordinate, and lifespancharacteristics of each of Light-Emitting Elements H-1 to H-3 andComparative Element 11 are shown in Table 28. In Table 28, the unit ofthe result of measuring the power efficiency is lm/W. In addition, inTable 28, T₇₅ means a time for brightness of the light-emitting elementto become 75% as compared to the initial brightness, when the initialbrightness of the light-emitting element is 1,000 cd/m². Furthermore, inTable 28, the color coordinate is in accordance with the CIE1931chromaticity coordinate system established by the InternationalCommission on Illumination (CIE) in 1931.

TABLE 28 Power Color Lifespan efficiency Coordinate (T₇₅@85° Element No.[lm/W] (x, y) C. [hr]) Light-Emitting Element H-1 20.4 (0.26, 0.62) 469Light-Emitting Element H-2 22.2 (0.27, 0.63) 512 Light-Emitting ElementH-3 23.4 (0.28, 0.63) 540 Comparative Element 11 18.7 (0.25, 0.60) 426

Referring to Table 28, it can be seen that the power efficiency of eachof the light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 12 to 14 of the present invention is at least 20.4lm/W or more, and it is also possible to manufacture a light-emittingelement which exhibits a power efficiency of about 23 lm/W or more,whereas the power efficiency of Comparative Element 11 is only about18.7 lm/W. Accordingly, it can be seen that the power efficiency of thelight-emitting element including the compound according to the presentinvention is better than that of Comparative Element 11.

Further, the lifespan of each of the light-emitting elementsmanufactured by using the compounds according to Examples 12 to 14 ofthe present invention is at least about 469 hours or more, and it can beseen that when the lifespan is compared to about 426 hours as thelifespan of Comparative Element 11, the lifespan of the light-emittingelements including the compounds according to the present invention isgood.

Meanwhile, it can be seen that the color coordinate (x, y) of each ofthe light-emitting elements manufactured by using the compoundsaccording to Examples 12 to 14 of the present invention exhibits (0.26,0.62), (0.27, 0.63), and (0.28, 0.63). As compared to the colorcoordinate (x, y) of Comparative Element 11 which is (0.25, 0.60), itcan be seen that the color coordinate of the light-emitting elementsaccording to the present invention is at a level which is substantiallysimilar to the color coordinate of Comparative Element 11. That is, itcan be seen that the compounds according to the present invention do notemit light in the light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element,and serve as a host of the light-emitting layer which helps to enhancethe light-emitting efficiency of Ir(ppy)₃ represented by Formula 14 at alevel similar to mCBP.

Furthermore, considering that the evaluation of lifespan characteristicsof the light-emitting element was performed under the acceleration(harsh) condition of 85° C., through the fact that the lifespancharacteristics of the light-emitting elements including the compoundsaccording to Examples 12 to 14 of the present invention are better thanthose of Comparative Element 11, it can be seen that the heat resistanceof the light-emitting element manufactured by using the compoundaccording to the present invention is good.

According to those described above, it is possible to manufacture alight-emitting element, of which the power efficiency, lifespan, andthermal stability have been improved, by using the novel compoundaccording to the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound represented by the following Formula1:

in which, Z₁ and Z₂ are each independently represented by Formula 3,

Z₃ represents an aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, or any onestructure of the following Formulae 2 to 6,

Y represents S, O, or N-L_(f)-Ar₃, L_(a), L_(b), L_(c), L_(d), L_(e),and L_(f) each independently represent *-L₁-L₂-L₃-L₄-*, L₁, L₂, L₃, andL₄ each independently represent a single bond, —O—, —S—, a linear orbranched alkylene group (—(CH₂)_(j)—, here, j is an integer of 1 to 60)having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, an arylene group having 6 to 60 carbonatoms, a heteroarylene group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an alkenylenegroup having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an alkynylene group having 2 to 60carbon atoms, a cycloalkylene group having 3 to 60 carbon atoms, aheterocycloalkylene group 2 to 60 carbon atoms, an adamantylene group,or a bicycloalkylene group having 7 to 60 carbon atoms, Ar₁, Ar₂, andAr₃ each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 60carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a heteroarylgroup having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 60carbon atoms, a heterocycloalkyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, anadamantyl group, a bicycloalkyl group having 7 to 60 carbon atoms, analkenyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, or an alkynyl group having 2to 60 carbon atoms, R₁ and R₂ each independently represent an aryl grouphaving 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 2 to 60 carbonatoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 60 carbon atoms, or an alkynyl grouphaving 2 to 60 carbon atoms, R₃, R₄, and R₅ each independently representan alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to30 carbon atoms, m and n each independently represent an integer of 0 to3, and the hydrogen atoms of Z₁, Z₂, Z₃, L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) ofFormula 1 are each independently unsubstituted or substituted with analkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8carbon atoms, a halogen group, a cyano group, or a trimethylsilyl group.2. The compound of claim 1, wherein Z₃ represents any one of thefollowing Substituents 5-1 to 5-9,

Z₁ and Z₂ each independently represent any one of the followingSubstituents 6-1 to 6-3,

L_(a), L_(b), and L_(c) each independently represent a single bond, orany one of the following Substituents 7-1 and 7-2,


3. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from thegroup consisting of:


4. A light-emitting element comprising a compound represented by Formula1 of claim
 1. 5. The light-emitting element of claim 4, wherein thelight-emitting element comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode;a light-emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and thesecond electrode; and a hole transporting layer disposed between thefirst electrode and the light-emitting layer, wherein the holetransporting layer comprises the compound represented by Formula
 1. 6.The light-emitting element of claim 5, wherein the hole transportinglayer further comprises a P-type dopant.
 7. The light-emitting elementof claim 5, wherein the hole transporting layer comprises a first layerthat comprises the compound represented by Formula
 1. 8. Thelight-emitting element of claim 4, wherein the light-emitting elementcomprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; a light-emitting layerdisposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and anelectron transporting layer disposed between the second electrode andthe light-emitting layer, wherein the electron transporting layercomprises the compound represented by Formula
 1. 9. The light-emittingelement of claim 8, wherein the electron transporting layer furthercomprises an N-type dopant.
 10. The light-emitting element of claim 8,wherein the electron transporting layer comprises a first layer thatcomprises the compound represented by Formula
 1. 11. The light-emittingelement of claim 4, wherein the light-emitting element comprises: afirst electrode; a second electrode; and a light-emitting layer disposedbetween the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein thelight-emitting layer comprises the compound represented by Formula 1.12. The light-emitting element of claim 11, wherein the light-emittinglayer further comprises a dopant.
 13. An electronic device comprisingthe light-emitting element of claim
 4. 14. The electronic device ofclaim 13, wherein the electronic device is a display device or alighting device.